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The Strange Rise of the Writers’ Space
This New Yorker piece has an interesting take on what writers' spaces are all about: "As with the gym, at the writers’ space you feel less ridiculous spending your time on an activity with uncertain and elusive benefits: everyone else is doing it, too. It’s a cocoon that protects its inhabitants from a world where most … Continue reading The Strange Rise of the Writers’ Space
Brand New Website!
We are so excited to be launching our brand new website. For those of you who have recently started reading this blog and/or following us, here is some information on who we are. We're a coworking space that caters to writers, so naturally we wanted to start a blog with the same intention. We hope you've been … Continue reading Brand New Website!
New Pictures of Our Space
Linda Abbott recently took some incredible pictures of theOffice. Have a look...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2015 Fellowship to theOffice
Looking for a writer's sanctuary? A place where you can leave the distractions of life behind and just sit down in peace to put words on the page? That's what we offer here at theOffice - a quiet, communal workspace on the westside of Los Angeles. We have a roster filled with A-list screenwriters, novelists … Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2015 Fellowship to theOffice
Interesting Stuff to Read this Week
Every week, we accumulate articles that we think would be of interest to writers - Hollywood news, stories or Op Eds from incredible writers, interviews, studies, anything worth a read. Here's this week's roundup. Enjoy. Fast Company weighs in on The Future of Hollywood. Oliver Sachs on his terminal illness. A beautiful piece. Millenials are saying SEE … Continue reading Interesting Stuff to Read this Week
What to Read this Week: Links for Writers
Here's a roundup of articles relevant to writers. 1. The Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship's submission period just opened. Here's an interview with the Executive Director answering every question you could ever have about it. Plus, she's incredibly encouraging about the whole process. 2. Awards season scripts are available online now 3. Chuck Palahniuk implores writers to delete "thought" verbs from their … Continue reading What to Read this Week: Links for Writers
Do you allow yourself time to just think?
"Some people are scared of putting space in their calendar to think. Our calendars are symbols of how much we're getting done, so leaving some of that precious space 'empty' for thinking feels wasteful. Yet the most productive people I know aren't in meetings all day. They rarely declare anything 'urgent.' They attend only the … Continue reading Do you allow yourself time to just think?
QOTD
"Art itself can warp the artist, I think. The process involves a public exposure of what may be deeply private, and criticism can feel like a review not of mere work but of the artist’s inner life. This turns some into egoists or recluses or both. Yet while painters or musicians don’t necessarily have to … Continue reading QOTD
The Dialogue: Learning from the Masters
A few years ago, the owner of theOffice, Aleks Horvat, produced a series of in depth interviews with some of today's most successful screenwriters and released them on DVD. Now, for the first time ever, they are available on Youtube in full. The interviews are over an hour long and provide incredible insight into what … Continue reading The Dialogue: Learning from the Masters
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